By 1978, 33-year-old German filmmaker Rainer Wener Fassbinder had already directed 22 feature films. He next embarked on a project to trace the history of postwar Germany in a series of films told from the perspective of three unforgettable women. This set contains all three essential films of the German New Wave: The Marriage of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss, and Lola. Three films tracing the history of post-war Germany through the lives of three women.